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How to remove footpegs on 1978 GS750?

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Hello...I am a first-time user of this site. I bought a 1978 750GS in October 2016 and will post more details for this project in another forum. It's going to be a cafe racer project.

Anywhoooo...I am taking it all apart, taking pictures, labeling parts, etc. How do you remove the footpegs on this model? I am able to remove one of the bolts, but other (attached in picture...I think I attached it correctly) seems to have some kind of spring load on it or something. I'll put the wrench on it and the whole peg will turn, but then it will spring back into place. I can't get the bolt to loosen to remove the peg. I'm at a point where I'm stepping on the wrench and it'll fly off and the peg will spring back into place, and I don't want to strip the bolt.

Any advice is appreciated.
 

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The rubber is stuck to the bolt. Little heat and some penetrating oil should make life easier. That and cheater pipe on your ratchet handle to get some real torque going.
 
That bolt doesnt do anything except hold the peg to the frame so its just a matter of getting the rubber insert to let go.
 
Haha I'm glad you started this thread I thought I was crazy when I couldn't get the footpegs off of my '77 GS750.
 
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